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Abstinence...Schmabstinence!

Simply put, this blog post by Bonnie Fuller hits the Bristol Palin story square on the head - she'll get the opposite effect than she intended with her abstinence only campaign.  Even the Palins must realize that they're being used by People magazine for ratings and not the content of their campaign.  Perhaps they don't care and it's all about the money that Bristol can use now that she's put off her plans for college and a nursing career - she'll need that money.  Ms. Fuller's post, rightfully, points out that the magazine makes teen motherhood look glamorous, when it's nothing of the sort.  We know that young people don't read and, I suspect that People readers are really People lookers.  Image and perception are everything, and the Palin's message is not getting through to its intended target.  Good luck to all those young woman whose mothers are NOT the governor of Alaska.

Finally...Lipstick On A Pig!

I'm not suggesting that Bristol Palin is a pig.  By trotting out Bristol Palin to advocate abstinence only, the conservative crowd has put a fresh face on an old pig.

Undoubtedly, it's another way for the Palins to cash in on their 15 minutes of 'lower 48' fame, but what of the baby?  Just like Bristol little brother, trotted out for the adoring right-wing crowd last fall, this little guy is being paraded around the country so that grandma can stay in the national news for a few more minutes.

I don't care if the Palins have their fun (and I hope that grandma gets to be the Republican nominee in 2012) but, hopefully, the unspoken message that Bristol is sending will reach young people - if you're gonna have sex, do it safely.